West Lebanon, New Hampshire | |
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Main Street, West Lebanon, in 2012 | |
| Coordinates:43°38′57″N72°18′37″W / 43.64917°N 72.31028°W /43.64917; -72.31028 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Grafton |
| City | Lebanon |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 03784 |
| Area code | 603 |
| GNIS feature ID | 870780[1] |
West Lebanon is an area within the city ofLebanon inGrafton County, New Hampshire, United States, along theConnecticut River. TheZIP Code area for the community had a population of 4,444 at the2020 census,[2] out of 14,282 in the entire city. West Lebanon contains a major commercial strip alongNew Hampshire Route 12A, serving theUpper Valley communities along Interstates89 and91. It also hosts theLebanon Municipal Airport, a number of small software and tech businesses, and a regional daily newspaper, theValley News. The village serves as a bedroom community for nearbyDartmouth College.
West Lebanon was the site of Lebanon's first settlement in 1761. The village later developed into a regional hub forrail transport, although at that time it was better known to travelers as Westboro. By the 1950s, however, the rail industry had shrunk significantly. The rail service through West Lebanon was eventually terminated, and the village ofWhite River Junction, Vermont, across the Connecticut River, took over most of the remaining services.
Today commerce has replaced transportation as the basis of the economy, and West Lebanon serves as the commercial hub[citation needed] for aU.S. micropolitan area (theLebanon–Claremont micropolitan area) of over 220,000 people.[3]
